THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

Evening Star, Issue 4057, 26 February 1876, Page 3

THE COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING.

(Prom ow own Correspondent, )

(By Telegraph.)

J , Wanganui, February 25. Sicoim Inwlhtbt Match.— Bangs, 200 yds . ten • prize, LB); second, 18: third

this match is much inferior to that of last year, when the prize-takers were-Blythe. A.C.;37; Gilbert, Murray Thames, 35; Blatch, W.T., U-. Chase, AC,, 34. Thirty-six others made 30 lePvI eP v The Otasto men did a splendid day's f a3 t J a^U) § hve °* the eight prizes m h ’? nd fOQ? of the eight in the f resent f a PPemrance» certainly favor Otago s chance of wmnmg the Belt. Wilson b^hmftch. ePr6SentatiVe Fh ° SeCUred a pri2e

Tho fourth carbine match seven bias mcrnmg was interrupted at eight for breakfast, and resumed at nine. The S% “i? fi “ e * 4 u® barometer standing m&Su uaJssssy"** ,ery are the pme-takers in their Poobtb Carbine Match.—Ranges, SOCK, inn : Lli “ iherwood, A.C. ... - -- fcrribaH, ; flTaiukn ..., « iromster, Wellington .... " Cmgswell, Invercargill ... J?g prizes fall as, fol’owßTo Bur ictt, at .300 yard's, with 22* to ungswell, Invercargill, at 400 yards, with 26 • Christchurch, at 600 yurdb, Aa,^sh3CSr l,w '’ otago - and Gb “«. Arrangemente wiU be made to decide the Championship for both Carbines and Rifles on the same day (probably Tuesday). ° U ♦vi?® “? hert { of the Carbine Belt after the fourth match are—

Tmßs Ihfahtet Match.—Range. 300 vardaf b fl rs li )r^S!G L 1 0; second, ”L - third L - P* lo *) finished with too-following results, the names being given S the order m which the prizes fall

great, excitement over the firing off for ties, especially between ond Frederic, of Otago, for eighth place. T’hev tied each other for four successive shots, w/hen Armstrong made a centre and Fredeiv/an Last year the prizes fell to Keys, wif* 26 tefi DBo “A“iw niball ' with 25 each. ■’ •t'ScSSe fl*"® 1 * 0 ” tot cbura,i?n*ip Blackie, Otago... ... Armstrong, Wanganui

Armstrong, Wanganui Scott, Wellington ... — ... 32 Hicks, Thames. 31 Blackie, Otago ... ... ... 30 Wilson, Otago ... 30 Eichardson, Ota go ... ... ... 30 Cherton, Wanganui Adams, Otago _ ... 30 ... SO ... 29

Bannister, Wellington .Bell, Auckland • ... 159 KlngsweU, Invercargill Crowther, A.C. • ... 158 ... 152 Sherwood, A.C. ... | • ... 150 Burnett, Christchurch ... 146 ... 145 Fox, Christchurch ... | Mason, Wellington » ... 144 ... 143 ' ... 14V ... isa M'Credie, Wellington Cummings, Wanganui The rest have nO chance.

Murray, Thames Grossman, Nelson ... • - ••• ... 32 Anderson, Otago , ... 31 Blackie, Otago Paynter, Nelson *.'* ... 31 ... 31 Pbillpotts, Marlborough Munytod. Westland ... • * ••• .... 30 ... 80 yr* Armstrong, Wanganui ... 29 ... 2Fj